Plant-Based Recipe: Decadent Chocolate Almond Lavender Cookies

Decadent Chocolate Almond Lavender Cookies

Gift for Family & Friends

Greetings Chocolate, Lavender and Cookie Lovers!

Infuse your kitchen with the luxurious aroma of bitter-sweet chocolate and delicate, floral lavender. These decadent Chocolate Almond Lavender Cookies are a culinary delight, offering a simple yet elegant baking experience. With a taste as refined as their scent, they make a memorable and delicious gift for family and friends!

Let's dive into this recipe and start baking up some joy!

Ingredients: (Makes 30 cookies)

1 Stick plant-based sweet butter, melted and set aside to cool to room temperature.
1/2 Cup oat milk or freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 Cup sugar
1/3 Cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Cup pastry flour 

1/2 Cup Almond flour
1/2 Cup almond slices
1 Tsp. organic culinary lavender flowers (finely chopped to release their essential oil)
1 Tsp. Orange zest
1/4 Coarse sea salt to sprinkle on cookies

Instructions:

1. In a food processor mix oat milk or orange juice, orange zest, melted butter, sugar and chopped lavender flowers. Let it stand for 15 minutes for the sugar to dissolve.

2. In a bowl mix flour, cocoa powder and then run them through a sifter to make them well incorporated. Then, gradually add to the mixture in the food processor and pulse a few times, until they form a coarse mixture.

3. Add almonds and pulse 3 more times.

4. Empty the mixture on a lightly floured flat surface, gather up the dough and knead 2 or 3 times. Next, flatten the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 

5. Preheat oven to 375 °F.

6. Take out the cookie dough from the fridge and roll it out on a lightly floured flat surface (1/2 inch thick), cut out cookies with a 2 inch round mold and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Next sprinkle a few sea salt, to make these cookies even more decadent. 

7. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

8. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool for an hour before packaging them as gifts.

Indulge in their pure deliciousness on their own, or elevate the experience by letting their flavors mingle with a smooth, warm tea, or a robust coffee.

Happy Baking!

Chef Ellie Lavender 
Plant-Based Mediterranean Chef
Culinary & Wine Pairing Instructor
Event Caterer
Lavender Design + Cuisine

 

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